Chapter 16.28
OTHER LAND DIVISIONS
Sections:
16.28.030 Right-of-way acquisition plats.
16.28.040 Standards and requirements generally.
16.28.050 Certificates and affidavits required.
16.28.010 Preliminary plat.
Before submitting a final plat of a land division other than a subdivision for approval or recording, the subdivider shall submit a preliminary plat according to the procedure designated for a subdivision under this title. (Ord. 96-27 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-03 § 1 (part): prior code § 24-50)
16.28.020 Final plat.
The final plat of a land division other than a subdivision, in the form of a certified survey map, shall be submitted according to the procedure designated for a subdivision under this chapter, and if the platting does not involve the creation of additional new streets the approval of the commission shall be required. Six copies of the final plat shall be submitted. (Ord. 96-27 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-03 § 1 (part): prior code § 24-51)
16.28.030 Right-of-way acquisition plats.
A. A plat for a subdivision created, a government agency’s acquisition of a street right-of-way, airport, highway right-of-way or airport parcel, or for other public purposes is subject to approval under this section only and is not subject to any other approval procedure for plats under this title, except where hereinafter stated. Certain provisions of this section may also apply to other parties who volunteer a formal dedication of rights-of-way to the public.
B. Submission Requirements. A government right-of-way acquisition plat submitted under this section must contain the following information:
1. The location, name and number of the project for which the acquisition is required;
2. The proposed timetable for acquisition and construction;
3. The dimensions and area of the parcels to be acquired and of each remainder parcel;
4. The names of the property owners identified by parcel.
C. Review and Approval Procedures. The director, or his designee, shall review the preliminary right-of-way acquisition plat for completeness prior to consideration by the commission. If the plat does not meet the requirements of this section it shall be returned to the submitting agency with an explanation of the deficiencies.
1. The preliminary approval of a right-of-way acquisition plat is effective for twenty-four months, provided the director may grant an extension for filing the final plat upon the finding that it is in the public interest to do so.
2. No parcel, other than a parcel of record, may be acquired for right-of-way purposes until a preliminary plat of the parcel has received final approval.
D. Survey and Monumentation. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the commission, all monumentation, remonumentation, right-of-way alignment and reconstruction and other requirements of the commission or of this title must be met before approval of the final plat unless it is clearly impractical or legally impossible to accomplish prior to final plat approval. Any action required as a condition of final plat approval but not to be accomplished prior to such approval must be completed under such terms and conditions as are set out in writing by the commission.
E. Remainder Parcels. No remainder parcel resulting from the right-of-way acquisition plat shall be allowed which does not conform to applicable city codes unless a note is placed on the plat indicating that damages have been paid to the owner of the remainder and that the nonconforming remainder cannot be developed without first being replatted so as to conform to applicable city codes. (Ord. 96-27 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-03 § 1 (part): prior code § 24-52)
16.28.040 Standards and requirements generally.
A. Reasonable Compliance. To the extent reasonably practicable, the plat of a land division other than a subdivision shall comply with the provisions of this title relating to general requirements and design standards and required improvements of subdivisions.
B. Registered Survey. The survey shall be performed and the map prepared by a surveyor registered in Alaska. Such map shall describe the entire ownership involved in the process of division; provided, that where the division results in a residual parcel in excess of ten acres, not intended for immediate sale or other conveyance, the commission may waive the requirement for inclusion of the residual parcel. In this event, a supplementary map of reasonable accuracy shall be attached showing the relationship to the original ownership of the parcel being severed.
C. Monuments. All corners shall be permanently monumented.
D. Drafting Standards. The final plat shall be clearly and legibly drawn in nonfading black ink, on mylar. The size of the map shall not be less than twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches. The map of a subdivision containing six acres or less shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals fifty feet. All other subdivisions shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals one hundred feet, unless otherwise required by the commission.
E. Percolation Tests. If any lots in the plat are not to be served by sanitary sewer, percolation tests shall be submitted according to the procedure designated under the rules of the State Department of Environmental Conservation applicable to subdivisions. All State Department of Environmental Conservation regulations for subdivisions are applicable where sanitary sewers are not used. (Ord. 96-27 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-03 § 1 (part): prior code § 24-53)
16.28.050 Certificates and affidavits required.
A. Owners and Surveyors. The map of a land division other than a subdivision shall include the certificate of ownership and the affidavit of the surveyor who surveyed and mapped the parcel, typed, lettered or reproduced legibly with nonfading black ink, giving a clear and concise description of the land surveyed by bearings and distances, commencing with some corner marked and established in the U.S. public land survey or some corner providing reference to a corner marked and established in the U.S. public land survey. Such affidavit shall include the statement of the surveyor to the effect that he has fully complied with the requirements of this section. Every plat, subdivision or dedication shall show the initial point of survey, the basis of bearing original or re-established corners, with description of them, referencing the recorded distance and bearings and the source of record and actual traverse showing area of closure and all measured, calculated and recorded distances required to determine initial point, corners and distances of the plat.
B. Certificate of Approval. Certificates of approval, as required, shall be typed, lettered or reproduced legibly with nonfading black ink on the face of the map. (Ord. 96-27 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-03 § 1 (part): prior code § 24-54)
16.28.060 Recordation.
Following approval of the final plat of a land division other than a subdivision the certified survey map shall be filed by the subdivider for recording with the city clerk. (Ord. 96-27 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-03 § 1 (part): prior code § 24-55)